Embassy of Colombia, London

Embassy of Colombia, London
LocationKnightsbridge, London
Address3 Hans Crescent
London SW1X 0LN, UK
Coordinates51°29′56.81″N 0°9′41.40″W / 51.4991139°N 0.1615000°W / 51.4991139; -0.1615000 (Embassy of the Republic of Colombia)
AmbassadorRoy Barreras

The Embassy of Colombia in London is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia in the United Kingdom.[1] It is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom. It is located in the Knightsbridge district in a building it shares with the Embassy of Ecuador, near Harrods, Hyde Park, and Hans Place, precisely at 3 Hans Crescent[2] at the intersection of Basil Street, and it is serviced by Knightsbridge station.[3][4]

About

The structure that houses the embassy is a white stucco-fronted red-brick building.[5][6] The embassy is a suite of rooms occupying part of the ground floor of the building, which has been described as an "apartment block".[7]

Colombia also maintains a number of other buildings in the city: a consulate at 35 Portland Place, Marylebone, a Commercial Section at 2 Conduit Street, Mayfair and a Military, Naval & Police Attaché's Office at 83 Victoria Street, Victoria.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 7 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Misiones de Colombia en el Exterior: Reino Unido" (in Spanish). Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ^ "3 Hans Crescent". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  4. ^ Colombia, President of (20 June 2011). "Decreto 2182 de 2011" (decree). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (48, 107). Bogotá: Colombia, National Printing Office. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  5. ^ John Paul Rathbone (15 August 2012). "Assuaging Assange". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  6. ^ "London Diplomatic List". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  7. ^ Neuman, William; Ayala, Maggy (16 August 2012). "Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange, Defying Britain". New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

51°29′56″N 0°09′41″W / 51.4990°N 0.1614°W / 51.4990; -0.1614